Candlestick for christmas-trees



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- M. PARPERT.

GANDLESTIGK FOR CHRISTMAS TREES.

N0. 464,228.- Patented Dec. 1, 1891.

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MARY PA'RPE-RT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CAN DLESTICK FOR CHRISTMAS-TREES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 464,228, dated December1, 1891.

Application filed April 8, 1891; Serial No. 388,l)88- (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY PARPERT, of. the

city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new'anduseful Improvements in Candlesticks for Christmas-Trees, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in candlesticks for Christmas-treesand other like purposes; and it consists in the novel arrangement andcombination of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described, anddesignated in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my completeinvention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the candle-support and its attached ring detached fromthe base-wires.

The object of my invention is to construct a device for holding candlesto be used on Christmas-trees, and the same so designed that the candlecan be adjusted and held in a vertical position no matter what branchthe device is secured to. Of course by holding the candle in a verticalposition the oil or grease will not drip and soil the carpet or floor.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a wire which has formed in itsmedian portion an eyelet 2. Branches 3 and 4 of said wire are twisted orintertwined together, forming a twisted portion 5, and then are bentoutwardly and form another eyelet 6, and then said branches are againintertwined, formingatwisted portion 7, and'then extend outwardly withterminal portions 8. The twisted portion 5 is bent in its medianportion, thereby bringing eyelets 2 and 6 about in parallel position toeach other, and the twisted portion 7 is bent, bringing the terminals 8about in a parallel position relative to eyelet 2 and about in the sameplane with the lower half 9 of the twisted portion 5.

16 indicates a strip of metal out of which the candle-socket 11 isformed. The terminal portion of one end of said metal strip is solderedto a disk 12 and the other end of said strip remains unattached. By thisconstruction the strip 10 can be bent so as to vary the size of thesocket 11 to receive various sizes of candles; or, in other words,socket 11 is adj ustable.

Disk 12 is approximately plate-shaped, so

as to receive and hold the drippings from the candle.

13 indicates a ring, which is secured to the lower surface of disk 12.Said ring 13, as well as the eyelets 2 and 6, is circular in form. Theportion of the wire which forms eyelet 2 is located between the lowersurface of disk 12 and the upper exterior surface of ring 13, and thelower exterior surface of ring 13 is adapted to come in contact; or,rather, a portion of the same is adapted to rest on that portion of thewire which forms eyelet 6. When ring 13 is located as just described, itmay be operated in connection with eyelets 2 and 6 on the principle of aball-and-socket joint; or, in other words, the socket for the candle andits attached parts maybe adjusted on the principle of a ball-and-socketjoint, and kept in a vertical position, no matter what position theother parts of the device may occupy.

The branch of the tree or whatever object the device may be attached orsecured to is interposed and clamped between the terminals 8 and thelower half 9 of the twisted portion 5.

It may be observed that the bearings for ring 13, as well as the meansfor holding said bearings to the branch of the tree, are made out of asingle piece of wire. It may be also further observed that the socketfor the candle is adjustable to receive various sizes of candles, andthe same may be also moved or adjusted to always keep the candle inavertical position or approximately so.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. A candlestickfor Christmas-trees, consisting of an adjustable socket 11, a disk 12,secured to the same, a ring 13, secured to said disk, and a wire, suchas 1, provided with eyelets 2 and 6, which answer as bearings for saidring, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of an adjustable socket 11, a disk 12, secured to thesame, a ring, such as 13, secured to said disk, a wire, such as 1,provided with hearings or eyelets 2 and 6 for said ring, and twistedportions, such as 5 and 7, and terminals 8, said twisted portion 5 andterminals 8 having the function of a clamp Id for securing the device toany desired obj eet, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

, MARY PARPERT. WVitnesses:

EDWARD EVERETT LONGAN, O. F. KELLER.

